19th Century Spanish Wars

The 19th-century Spanish Wars primarily involved Spain's struggles to maintain its empire amid rising independence movements in Latin America and internal conflicts. Key conflicts included the Spanish American Wars of Independence (1810s-1820s), where colonies fought for freedom, and Spain's own civil wars, notably the Carlist Wars, which were royalist and liberal conflicts over succession and governance. These wars weakened Spain’s control over its territories, leading to the loss of most of its American colonies, and reflected broader struggles between tradition and modernization within Spain. Overall, these conflicts reshaped Spain’s political landscape and diminished its global empire.